Now, IIT-Roorkee gets a vedic restaurant

Sattviko food chain, a brainchild of two alumni of IIT Roorkee, has opened a restaurant inside the campus which its owners say will also double up as a “common platform” where students will exchange innovative ideas and seek guidance from their seniorsTapan Susheel | TNN | July 28, 2016, 13:10 IST

The food chain was started by Gupta and his batch mate Ankush Sharma three years ago and has branches in Delhi.ROORKEE: Sattvikofood chain, a brainchild of two alumni of IIT Roorkee, has opened a restaurant inside the campus which its owners say will also double up as a “common platform” where students will exchange innovative ideas and seek guidance from their seniors.

“The Sattiviko Idea Café (SIC), which opened on Wednesday, will be a place where students of the institute will get an opportunity to interact with former graduates while sitting across the food tables,” said professor Sandeep Singh, dean of alumni affairs and international relations of the IIT-R. “IIT-Roorkee is the only IIT in the country where such an experiment of opening of a restaurant is being done,” he added.

According to 28-year-old Prasoon Gupta, one of the owners of the food chain, institute director Pradipta Banerji had suggested to open the restaurant in the campus so that the students could be encouraged in startups and starting their own business.

“Director Banerji was a motivating factor and main source behind starting this venture in the institute. Not only he gave us a space of 2,200 sq/ft at a very cheap rent but also offered all possible help to start our venture here,” said Gupta, founder director of Sattviko food and a 2009 batch BTech alumnus.

Sattviko derives its name from Sanskrit word satvik. The satvik food is strictly vegetarian food, which also does not have garlic and ginger. The food chain was started by Gupta and his batch mate Ankush Sharma three years ago and has branches in Delhi.

When it came to the arranging of funds to open the restaurant, both the engineers were lucky. Some of their seniors, who have achieved success in businesses, helped them start the business.

“Around Rs 40 lakh has been invested to start our outlet in the institute (IIT-R). A global IT service provider has provided us money for it and in return we have made them our partner in the business,” said Gupta.

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